danse macabre

• مصطلح فرنسي يعني «رقصة الموت»، ويشير إلى مفهوم أو عمل فني من العصور الوسطى يصور الموت وهو يقود الناس من جميع الطبقات في موكب نحو القبر؛ ويستخدم مجازًا لوصف حالة كئيبة أو فوضوية.

A French term meaning 'dance of death,' referring to a medieval allegorical concept or artistic work depicting Death leading people from all walks of life in a procession to the grave, often used metaphorically to describe a grim or chaotic situation.

1. Dance of DeathC2formal

   A medieval allegorical concept representing the universality of death, often depicted as a procession of people from all walks of life dancing with skeletons or personified Death.

   رقصة الموت

   • The painting 'Danse Macabre' shows a king and a peasant dancing together with skeletons.
   • The composer Saint-Saëns wrote a famous tone poem titled 'Danse Macabre'.
   • Medieval artists used the Danse Macabre to remind people of the inevitability of death.